"He looked sharp," the former Liverpool and Tottenham midfielder said. "He ghosts into the box and it's what he does so well. We saw it in the World Cup as well.

"It's a brilliant header, make no mistake about it. It wasn't an easy one because he's got to head it back across the goal, but he makes it look so easy. It's a really accomplished finish.

He's only 22. You have to check yourself sometimes and realise how much he has already done at such an early age. He's an incredible performer."

Jamie Redknapp on Dele Alli

"Steven Gerrard and Frank Lampard did it for years. Getting 10 or 15 goals from midfield is invaluable."

Redknapp added: "He's only 22. You have to check yourself sometimes and realise how much he has already done at such an early age.

"He's an incredible performer."

Alli celebrates with team-mates after giving Tottenham a 2-1 lead

Meanwhile, former Tottenham striker Robbie Keane thinks Alli's goals could help to take the burden off Harry Kane, who left Tyneside still awaiting his first ever Premier League goal in August after 14 games.

Keane said: "Alli's always going to score goals because he gets in such great positions. We saw that against Newcastle and it was the same at the World Cup.